Researcher Bio

Dr. Christie joined the Max Planck Florida Institute in July 2010 as Research Group Leader in Synaptic Signaling and Computation. Prior to this appointment, Dr. Christie conducted research at the Vollum Institute at the Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon, where he completed his doctoral and post-doctoral work. He has joint faculty appointments with Scripps Florida and Florida Atlantic University.

Research Group Members

Research Fellows

Matt Rowan

Michael Gaffield

Post Docs

Audrey Bonnan

Jonas Richter

Technicians

Samantha Amat

Postbac Fellows

Megan Pino

Office Assistants

Renate Wagner

Part of the prestigious Max Planck Society based in Germany, MPFI is the first and only institute of its kind in North America. Situated in the new biosciences cluster in scenic Palm Beach County in South Florida, MPFI provides a vibrant, collaborative environment where scientists are provided generous ongoing support to conduct high impact research at the cutting edge.